

	People of Mexico Mexico's diversity is one of its main cultural assets. In Precolumbian times, the country was divided in two main regions, "Mesoamerica", which was the area where complex civilisations like the Aztecs and Maya developed, and "Aridoamerica", which refers to the cultures that developed across the Arid region or deserts of the north. The diversity of the territory was used by the Spanish conquerors to win the battles against the local people. The Aztecs, who were the main dominant group in mesoamerica, also had other enemies in the region that supported the Spanish army during the Mexico's conquest in the XVIth century. Today, there are 62 different indigenous languages in Mexico. Some of these languages count with various dialects or ramifications that are sometines incomprehensible for speakers of that same language family. This multicultural characteristic of our country represents an important cultural heritage with a wide knowledge developed across time. Mexico's indigenous population accounts for nearly 10% of the total inhabitants, and it is estimated with a total number of 12 million people diwstributed in nearly 20,000 communities, most of them located in the central and south-eastern states. Mexico occupies the 8th place among the countries with the largest number of local indigenous population. Mexico's main natural protected areas are located in indigenous territories, with ancient archeological sites that some local communities regard as their own. Some of these communities preserve the same way of life that they used to have hundreds of years ago, and their view of life often clashes with the modernization trend that country is experiencing.

People of Mexico

Mexico's diversity is one of its main cultural assets. In Precolumbian times, the country was divided in two main regions, "Mesoamerica", which was the area where complex civilisations like the Aztecs and Maya developed, and "Aridoamerica", which refers to the cultures that developed across the Arid region or deserts of the north.

The diversity of the territory was used by the Spanish conquerors to win the battles against the local people. The Aztecs, who were the main dominant group in mesoamerica, also had other enemies in the region that supported the Spanish army during the Mexico's conquest in the XVIth century.

Today, there are 62 different indigenous languages in Mexico. Some of these languages count with various dialects or ramifications that are sometines incomprehensible for speakers of that same language family. This multicultural characteristic of our country represents an important cultural heritage with a wide knowledge developed across time.

Mexico's indigenous population accounts for nearly 10% of the total inhabitants, and it is estimated with a total number of 12 million people diwstributed in nearly 20,000 communities, most of them located in the central and south-eastern states. Mexico occupies the 8th place among the countries with the largest number of local indigenous population.

Mexico's main natural protected areas are located in indigenous territories, with ancient archeological sites that some local communities regard as their own. Some of these communities preserve the same way of life that they used to have hundreds of years ago, and their view of life often clashes with the modernization trend that country is experiencing.